Portable electronic device with mouse-like capabilities

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6977645
APP PUB NO 20020130835A1
SERIAL NO

09811001

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A portable electronic device includes a menu display having a plurality of menu items, and a menu item pointer movable by a user to highlight particular menu items. The portable electronic device includes a motion sensor for sensing relative movement between the portable electronic device and an imaging surface. The motion sensor is configured to generate a first set of movement data indicating a first relative movement between the portable electronic device and the imaging surface. The motion sensor is configured to generate a second set of movement data indicating a second relative movement between the portable electronic device and the imaging surface. A controller is configured to move the menu item pointer based on the first set of movement data to highlight a first menu item. The controller is configured to select the first menu item based on the second set of movement data.

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ELAN MICROELECTRONICS CORPORATIONHSIN-CHU

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brosnan, Michael John Fremont, CA 19 445

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